AWS eks documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-02-28 · Documentation low

File: eks/latest/userguide/pod-id-assign-target-role.md

Summary

Standardized IAM ARNs with region placeholders in trust policies and permission boundaries

Security assessment

Formatting updates for regional ARNs. Maintains existing security configurations without introducing new features.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/pod-id-assign-target-role.md b/eks/latest/userguide/pod-id-assign-target-role.md
index 5f5f15b50..3a8fc124b 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/pod-id-assign-target-role.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/pod-id-assign-target-role.md
@@ -79 +79 @@ In this step, you will establish a secure trust chain by creating and configurin
-            "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:root"
+            "AWS": "&region-arn;iam::111122223333:root"
@@ -87 +87 @@ In this step, you will establish a secure trust chain by creating and configurin
-              "aws:RequestTag/eks-cluster-arn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-1:111122223333:cluster/example-cluster",
+              "aws:RequestTag/eks-cluster-arn": "&region-arn;eks:&region_api_default;:111122223333:cluster/example-cluster",
@@ -92 +92 @@ In this step, you will establish a secure trust chain by creating and configurin
-              "aws:PrincipalARN": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/eks-pod-identity-primary-role"
+              "aws:PrincipalARN": "&region-arn;iam::111122223333:role/eks-pod-identity-primary-role"
@@ -110 +110 @@ If you [Disabled Session Tags](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/
-            "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:root"
+            "AWS": "&region-arn;iam::111122223333:root"
@@ -118 +118 @@ If you [Disabled Session Tags](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/
-              "aws:PrincipalARN": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/eks-pod-identity-primary-role"
+              "aws:PrincipalARN": "&region-arn;iam::111122223333:role/eks-pod-identity-primary-role"
@@ -125 +125 @@ If you [Disabled Session Tags](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/
-            "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:root"
+            "AWS": "&region-arn;iam::111122223333:root"
@@ -165 +165 @@ In this step, you will update the permission policy of the [EKS Pod Identity rol
-                "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::222233334444:role/eks-pod-identity-aws-resources"
+                "Resource": "&region-arn;iam::222233334444:role/eks-pod-identity-aws-resources"